Daniel Brocklehurst
Daniel Brocklehurst is a British television writer.
Works
Brassic
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
Release Date2019-08-22
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count28
Vote Count209
A Teacher
Claire Wilson, a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school, begins an affair with her student, Eric Walker. But their relationship accelerates faster than anticipated and the permanent damage becomes impossible to ignore.
Release Date2020-11-10
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count10
Vote Count360
Fool Me Once
When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.
Release Date2024-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count372
Missing You
When Detective Kat Donovan matches on a dating app with the fiancé who disappeared years before, she learns that some secrets are best left in the past.
Release Date2025-01-01
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count5
Vote Count108
Parish
Gray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences.
Release Date2024-03-31
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count6
Vote Count43
The Stranger
A web of secrets sends family man Adam Price on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him.
Release Date2020-01-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count491
Ten Pound Poms
A group of Brits leave dreary post-war Britain in 1956 to embark on a life-altering adventure on the other side of the world. For only a tenner, they have been promised a better quality of life by the sea in sun-soaked Australia, but life down under isn’t exactly idyllic. Struggling with their new identity as immigrants, we follow their triumphs and pitfalls as they adapt to a new life in a new country, far from Britain and familiarity.
Release Date2023-05-14
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count11
In the Dark
DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.
Release Date2017-07-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count49
Shameless
The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in Steve, a young middle class lad who falls for Fiona, the oldest sibling, and increasingly finds himself drawn to this unconventional and unique family. Anarchic family life seen through the eyes of an exceptionally bright fifteen year old, who struggles to come of age in the context of his belligerent father, closeted brother, psychotic sister and internet porn star neighbors.
Release Date2004-01-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count141
The Five
When they were twelve years old, Mark, Pru, Danny and Slade were out together in the park. Mark’s five-year-old brother, Jesse, was annoying them. They were mean – told him to get lost. Jesse ran away. He was gone. Never seen again. Twenty years later, Danny – now a detective – learns some shocking news. Jesse’s DNA has been found at a murder scene. He is alive and out there. Somewhere.
Release Date2016-04-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count5
Vote Count91
Safe
After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.
Release Date2018-05-10
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count8
Vote Count313
Accused
How certain people end up being accused of a crime.
Release Date2010-11-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count51
Exile
Exile is a British psychological thriller television series dealing with the topic of Alzheimer's disease against a background of corruption. It stars John Simm and Jim Broadbent and was broadcast on BBC One. The series received varyingly positive reviews. John Simm received a BAFTA nomination for his role as Tom Ronstadt, as did the director John Alexander.
Release Date2011-05-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count3
Vote Count21
No Return
An idyllic family holiday to Turkey turns into a nightmare when 16 year old son is accused of a serious crime.
Release Date2022-02-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count14
Clocking Off
How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh Textiles appears to run smoothly, but in a community with so many secrets to hide, things are far from straightforward. In six powerful, self-contained dramas, everyday life is fractured by tumultuous marriages, snatched passions, disappearing husbands and gang harassment.
Release Date2000-01-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count27
Vote Count8
Ordinary Lies
Exploring what happens when a bunch of white lies spiral out of control and the effect it has on an ordinary group of colleagues and friends.
Release Date2015-03-17
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count12
Vote Count16
The Driver
The Driver tells the story of Vince who, following a family mystery, blames himself and his inadequacies and, out of this crisis, he accepts an offer to start driving for a criminal gang.
Release Date2014-09-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count3
Vote Count31
Sorted
Comedy drama about the lives of six Manchester postmen. Friends and workmates, they share each other's lives in and out of the sorting office.
Release Date2006-07-18
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count3
The Street
Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street.
Release Date2006-04-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count18
Vote Count12
Come Home
When mother Marie mysteriously leaves the family home, the repercussions are enormous.
Release Date2018-03-27
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count3
Vote Count7
Linda Green
Linda's a Manchester girl, born and bred. She's in her early 30s and the friends she has now are the same friends she's had since primary school. By day she potters around in Craven Lane Motors selling cars and flirting with mechanics. But when night time comes around she can usually be found singing her heart out on stage at the Lee Lane Social Club. Her best friend Michelle may be settled and happy with her boyfriend and kids, but Linda's single and loving it. She may not have found Mr Right just yet, but she's having a whale of a time while she's looking.
Release Date2001-10-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count5
The Railway Children Return
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
Release Date2022-07-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count262
Lazarus
A man returns home after his father’s suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count2
Talk to Me
Mitch Moore is a DJ with a charm that women simply can't resist. He hosts a late-night phone-in on London radio station Life FM, dispensing glib and sometimes controversial solutions to callers' problems. But is there something missing from his life? Ultimately, he can't help himself when he's caught up in a tangled love triangle and falls in love with the one woman he can't possibly have: his best friend's fiancée, Claire.
Release Date2007-06-10
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count7
Run Away
Simon had the perfect life: loving wife and kids, great job, beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. So now when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home.
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Bathing Flo
A man who agrees to house sit doesn't realize until later that the gig comes with responsibilities involving the owner's mother.
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The Stretford Wives
The film revolves around the lives of three sisters – played by Fay Ripley, Claire Rushbrook, and Lindsey Coulson – who live in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England.
Release Date2002-08-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Never Forget: The Musical
Musical charting the fortunes of an unlikely Take That tribute band as they try to follow in their idols footsteps. Set in Manchester and filmed live at the Manchester Opera House, the show follows Ash and his best mates as they try to bring their dreams alive, realising along the way that sometimes pretending to be someone else can help you discover who you are. Featuring many Take That hits including: 'Relight My Fire', 'Stay' and 'Never Forget'.
Release Date2007-11-12
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay